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Arthur Bell interviews Lotte Lenya

Title: Arthur Bell interviews Lotte Lenya, [1972?].
Author: Lenya, Lotte
Publication: [1972?].

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Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Audio	Use in library	*LDC 52801	Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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Additional Authors

Bell, Arthur (Arthur Irving)

Found In

Arthur Bell collection of recorded interviews, 1970-1980.

Description

2 streaming audio files (approximately 24 min) : digital, stereo.

Summary

Tracks 1-3. Austrian singer and actress Lotte Lenya discusses her life and singing career in Europe as well as in the USA, and recalls her husband Kurt Weil, whose songs she successfully performed in both musicals, and concerts. She also speaks about her involvement in political cabaret activities in Berlin, Germany that were very popular in the 1930's before the Nazi party came to power in 1933 and started to repress this intellectual criticism, which finally lead to their closing. The actress shares her memories about the role of Fräulein Schneider that she played in the 1966 Broadway production of the musical Cabaret, and compares it to the 1972 film adaptation in which many numbers, played by Lenya, were discarded. Lenya also talks about her personal and professional recovery after Weill's death in 1950.
Track 4. Excerpt from the recording of a gay and lesbian activists meeting.
Tracks 5-11. Recordings of Bell's answering machine.

Alternative Title

Arthur Bell collection of recorded interviews.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Interviews.
Sound recordings.

Note

Interview by Arthur Bell, most probably conducted for his popular column "Bell tells" in the Village Voice.
Title supplied by cataloger from information on original cassette.
Streaming files were created in two parts; track IDs have been inserted every five minutes on service compact disc for reference purposes.

Access (note)

Patrons can access streaming audio files online only onsite at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Access to original items restricted.

Additional Formats (note)

Service compact disc (1 audio disc : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.) copied from archival original, available in *LDC 52801.

Linking Entry (note)

Forms part of Arthur Bell collection of recorded interviews, 1970-1980, *L (Special) 90-32.

Call Number

*LDC 52801

OCLC

861806536

Author

Lenya, Lotte, interviewee.

Title

Arthur Bell interviews Lotte Lenya, [1972?].

Production

[1972?].

Type of Content

spoken word

Type of Medium

computer

audio

Type of Carrier

audio disc

online resource

Event

Recorded [1972?] New York, N.Y.

Access

Patrons can access streaming audio files online only onsite at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Access to original items restricted.

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